Is there an app for that? Part 2

I have decided to attempt to revisit my blog using my iPad. I am not certain it is any better for my arms and hands than doing it on my computer. It would be perfect to be able to just blog by saying it out loud.
I am certain there is an app for that, but if there isn't then my coding pals need to get on the stick and write a program!
Short but sweet ... It's something ;)

Like sands through the hourglass ...

That about sums it up. I haven't blogged since our 2nd night at the Olympics. It was too hard to lug anything around up there and it was so crazy busy that the days seemed to never stop. Needless to say, I got most of my sleep once we got back.
The other reason I have not blogged is that I have decided that after work I will no longer touch a computer. I feel like I need a break after I have been plugged in all day. Plus with it staying light out longer, it is an excellent opportunity to get my hiney outside for a walk with Sammy. Tonight is the exception to the rule as the sky has opened up and it is raining like mad.

Since my last blog I have done a 5k snowshoe walk for Susan G Komen Race for the Cure (Tubbs romp to stomp) where I was the top fundraiser and won a sassy new pair of Tubbs snowshoes. Because I raised over $1000 I will also be receiving a Keurig Coffee Machine. My mom has one and she loves it. I love coffee so I can't imagine it being bad.

I have also had my liver tumor and it appears that it is the FNH (Focal Nodular Hyperplasia or affectionately known as the big ass word) and that has made me absolutely joyous. That means that it can never become malignant and those are words I can live by.

Danielle and I are getting ready to head out for our first trip to the CA coast of the year. We are going to be spending Easter with my mom. For the first time in 11 years there isn't a "honey do" list waiting for me as she is hiring people to do jobs for her these days. It will also be the first time since my Father died in 2003 that I will be actually on vacation while I am in California. It is rare that my Mother shares me with anyone while I am there, but she may have to get over it this time.
I am excited to see all of my nephews & nieces (biological and otherwise). I am excited to walk barefoot on the sand in Pismo Beach.
I am excited for good mexican food & tri-tip.
Lastly, I am excited for the two days we will be spending in Monterey at the end of our trip.
I am truly just excited about the whole trip and wish it could be longer. Danielle's boss just does NOT bend!! Oh wait, she is the boss

After we get back from CA, we have a few weeks to work our asses off and then it is off to Montana. Danielle's grandmother passed away a few months ago and with the frozen ground they were waiting for the buriel service. So we are going to be doing that. During our trip we will be attending the baptism for little Ava. Dani is her Godmother so she is tickled pink about that. I am looking forward to giving Emma & Ava a little squeeze and walloping an unsuspecting Wade, Alvin OR Dee in cribbage. I have been practicing!! Plus one can never go wrong with wide open big Montana sky. There is something about it ... I just feel like I can breathe when I an there.

I have spent far too much time typing and now am getting a neck cramp. Looks like I need to step away again and unplug for awhile.

Besides, the rain has stopped and it is still light outside. Maybe Sammy & I can catch a quick walk before the rain starts back up again!

wow wow holy moly wow

I guess that about sums it up. Am going to try a brief post. I cant get my laptop anywhere that has wifi because the bags cant be larger than 6x6. So I am sitting in the clubhouse of the yacht club we are staying at (RV park) and trying to get some iun before I go to bed because sleep is very limited as there are a million things to do.

Hung out in the Irish house today and that was awesome, we are up early tomorrow for some meanderings and possibly a hockey game. Victory ceremony tomorrow night.

Am off to bed, will post more upon my return!

Happy 5th Birthday Emma!

Happy Birthday Emma Blais!! Emma is 5 years old today.

We love you and can't wait to see you in April!

The Winter Olympics are pretty much my most favorite sporting event. I guess if you were to rate it in my book from low to high:

4 - summer olympics

3 - baseball

2 - football

1 - Winter Olympics

I am so excited about this trip and the opportunity to witness history. It was a task I was sure was going to impossible and I am so glad I get to cross another "to do" off of my bucket list of amazing experiences I wish to have in my lifetime.

Danielle & I will be picking up our RV on Saturday morning and then hopefully a quick crossing of the border and off to Jericho Beach where we will park for the next week. I am fairly certain that it will be one giant tailgate party and I am absolutely fine with that. We have a few errands to run, short track speed skating on Saturday night and brunch with the Team USA athletes (we don't know which ones yet) on Sunday morning. Monday we are headed to Whistler for the Luge and after that we will meet our pals Christina & Derek who will be attending the rest of the weeks events with us.

I am absolutely excited and am so incredibly blessed to have this opportunity.

Another thing I need to press is my upcoming breast cancer snowshoe walk. I still need some good donors. I know times are tough but anything you can do to help is wonderful. I will be participating in that when i get back from Vancouver and hopefully my legs wont be too tired out from all of the walking we will be doing in Canada.

go to http://www.tubbsromptostomp.com/

Click on Washington

Click on donate

Look up my name and hook me up!!

I am off to get some stuff packed for the trip. Keep your eys peeled for pictures and info about our wanderings in Vancouver. Step outside and feel the excitement ... It's in the air.

Also if you get a chance send a happy birthday wish to my Emma B!

You might be as ass if you ...

We have all heard the Jeff Foxworthy "you might be a redneck" jokes. I would like to see someone come out with "you might be an ass if you ..." jokes. Something like "you might be an ass if you ask someone if July 4th is the same as the 4th of July" I guess I think I have had it with people being asses today. There are just some things that are too important to be taken so lightly and why people have to be asses about it is beyond me. If you live to work then you work to live and there should never be anything in your job that is more important than your health.

Because I know that I am not supposed to speak badly about the people in my workplace because it is bad for my future career possibilities I will simply say to those people who decided that a 5 minute system test was more important than my liver biopsy, to kiss my ass!

I feel better now thank you

So there you have it .. On Monday 2/22, I will have a liver biopsy that will say once and for all whether this tumor is a good tumor or a bad one (I felt a little Wizard of Oz saying about to begin but alas I will refrain)

Now on to the good stuff! Next Saturday morning we are heading out for our trip to the olympics and we are so excited we can barely stand it! There is just so much for us to do before our trip and then there is so much for us to do while on our trip. We have been excited for every event that we have tickets too, but I think at this moment in time I most excited for our VIP breakfast with the athletes on 2/14. We got our formal invitation last night and it has just made everything seem so much more real.

Lastly, be sure to check out the team page for the Tubbs Romp to Stomp out breast cancer series. Myself and group of girls from work will be doing the 3k-5k walk and we are looking for donations.

Go to http://tubbsromptostomp.com/event/wa and select donate

The select sponsor a romper and look me up, then hook me up ;)

Or leave a word of encouragement as I love those too.

I am going to go sit with my girl and watch some tv. Venting helps, but nothing improves my mood like a sit down with Danielle and right about now I could surely use a little of that!

Oh .. and GO SAINTS!!

Crazy Puppy

I find it amazing how the minute my dog sees me he lights up and that tail starts wagging. Not amazing that he does that, but amazing how special it makes me feel. I love all my pets, don't get me wrong. But our cats, they just don't like us much since we brought this 4-legged devil spawn into the house. I understand that at one time they actually plotted to kill us but when they couldn't figure out how to pay the hitman or the mortgage they called it off. Now they figure they will make us insane for the rest of their lives.

Today was a trying day. Other than the typical work deadlines and recreation of a clients 2007 taxes and the amending of said taxes (14 returns in all and 35 hand written W2's) which makes my head feel like it wants to blow off, I also spent the entire day trying to get an answer from my Doctor. I called his office every hour until I got a response (I can assure you that they despise me right about now) When I told the last nurse I spoke too that I really didn't care if Dr Gan has had time to read the results or not, that he needs to make time and call me back because he CANNOT tell someone "we will know if what you have is something you will never have to worry about for the rest of your life OR if what you have is a precancerous tumor that will need to come out immediately" and expect them to be ok with just waiting around to find out. She said "I didn't realize ... I will have him call you immediately"

Needless to say I had my call before 5.

The results of the liver scan are this "I am pretty confident that what you have is the big ass word (FHN) but we still cannot rule out a precancerous tumor" What that means is that I could do another CT Scan and an MRI and possibly another test or I could just go in and have it biopsied and be done with it. Needless to say, although I am not fond of the idea of them shoving a needle in my side, it will be a heck of a lot cheaper and more efficient in the long run. I will admit however that it does nauseate me at the thought of it right now.

Anyway, I was feeling pretty ready to just go home and go to bed until I saw that crazy puppy of mine. Covered in bark from daycare and wagging his tail like crazy. He ran up and greeted me like I was the greatest thing he had ever seen.

Hug your dog sometime. If you don't have one ask you neighbor if you can hug theirs (unless it bites - bad idea).

Is there an app for that?

Quite honestly that phrase has not a thing to do with anything today, it was something the cashier at the grocery store said tonight when I was pulling out my iPhone so she could scan my member card ( really am glad there is an app for that ... too many cards makes for a huge keychain)

Danielle & I just got home from being manhandled at the Beijing Foot Massage place in Kirkland. It was a much need hour to get my mind off of things. Today went nothing as I was told it was going too. The type of test, the length of the test and the quickness of results was not be. Now at 10 pm I believe I will not hear from the Doctor today. So tomorrow I will politely call them every hour until they tell me something. The last nurse I spoke to said that if it was bad news they would tell me immediately so I guess I could look at it that way. buuuuuut ... lets be real, our psyche will not allow that. I will remain polite and civil, I will just annoy them until they tell me something.

More baby news!! My friend Barb & her boyfriend Dave had their little girl yesterday. Francis Edie 7 lbs 19 inches. After my liver scan today we stopped by the maternity section at Group Health and had a visit. She was super tiny and had a head full of hair.

I need a second of mushy, but can I just say how amazing Danielle is? I hope to hell that I am at least half of the dynamic soul that she is ... I am a fantastically lucky individual.

I have finished printing her taxes so I am going to go to bed and see if I cant shut off my head and sleep. Actually, there may be an app for that!